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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
3
Readable lines mix misty Beane town scene with a pub anecdote and a European proverb. Voices mention a Mr Jinx, a parlor, and a possible ask with a reference to a concert ticket. Miscellaneous phrases and dubious dialogue scatter across the clipping.
New York June 14 Evidence at the Pujo committee hearing suggests the 25 million dollars credited to the New York Stock Exchange during the 1907 panic may have come from the U S Treasury rather than private sources. Samuel Untermyer questioned former Treasury Secretary George B Cortelyou who testified he understood the government loan to banks then was intended for stock market use.
Winona Minn June 16 Former Congressman James A Tawney who sat on the Republican national committee in Chicago returned home confident Taft will win the nomination on the first ballot Tawney predicted Taft will have at least 555 votes and Roosevelt will bolt he said a plan aimed to justify such action would fail Roosevelt’s bid was said to be doomed by the committee’s fairness and Taft’s strength on the floor.
Duluth Wheat and Flax prices listed for on track and arrival, with No 1 hard at 1.12 percent, No 1 Northern around 1.11 to 1.12, and flax at 2.32 for on track. Bouth St Paul reports cattle, hogs, and sheep values, while Chicago markets show Wheat, Corn, and Pork futures and butter eggs poultry prices. Chicago live stock prices cover cattle, hogs, and sheep ranges, Minneapolis shows cash close for wheat grades and barley figures.
The extraordinary session enacted statewide primary law and a federal income tax ratification resolution. It approved a semi annual railroad tax bill, amended automobile and child labor laws, and funded printing of session laws. It allowed St Paul to issue 600,000 in library bonds, and created investigations into brewery practices and boundary dispute settlement. It also provided for armory funding and local government financing.
The Minnesota Senate rushed through a unanimous vote on a five percent gross earnings tax for railroads. The House quickly passed accompanying bills to prevent legal issues and ensure all railroad property is taxed on an ad valorem basis, including back taxes. The measure aligns with a Supreme Court decision and directs the tax commission to assess real and personal railroad property statewide.
Two men died and a third was seriously hurt in Minneapolis rail incidents. Gustav Anderson, 70, a carpenter, was struck by a westbound interurban car and dragged thirty feet. Albert Wheeler, 38, a Northern Pacific brakeman, fell from a freight car and died at St. Barnabas Hospital. Alexander Watt of Melrose, another Northern Pacific brakeman, had his right leg amputated after being struck by a train.
In St Paul Frances Kwosek a 24 year old lodging house landlady died after being mortally wounded by Frank Ray 35 who then shot himself in the head. A Spitz dog stood guard over his late mistress and master as police entered, delaying them. Jealousy is believed to have sparked the fatal act.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska told Minnesota legislators the duties of a legislator at a joint session in St Paul. He joked about lawmakers shortcomings and urged enacting legislation to make the government essentially democratic and efficient.
Proposals include a cooperative effort for better roads, a legislative grant for a soil and agricultural survey, an amendment to the Putnam act allowing up to 3500 for agricultural instruction at the high school board's discretion, and creation of a state department of agriculture with divisions for agriculture mining state land and related activities.
Mrs Caroline Goodspeed aged twenty four died by inhaling gas in St Paul leaving a letter to her husband Dr E B Goodspeed dentist of Two Harbors Minnesota. The note says she felt better as the fumes took effect and hints at strain with her husband whom she had been separated from for three years.
Governor Eberhart launches a counter move against the Senate Combine and targets Senator C. A. Lende of Lyon county. He calls the combine’s stance on reapportionment a willful public-duty disregard and urges voters to condemn it. The Senate later approves a House bill ratifying a constitutional amendment for an income tax by 45 to 6.
A three story Minneapolis duplex fire claims August Swanson aged 70 and Christine Swanson 65 who died in smoke and a jump from the third floor. Several residents overcome by smoke saved with effort. Loss put at about 5000 dollars. Fire began in a rear shed, discovered by the janitor who woke occupants and led some to safety. Also noted is the death of Judge Henry George Hicks at age 74, a former county judge and state legislator.
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